Evan Macy

Evan Macy is the managing sports editor at PhillyVoice.com. Before spending five years at Metro Philly as sports editor, Evan worked at ESPN in Bristol CT, and has experience at several other smaller publications on the Northeast coast. Career highlights for Evan, a Temple grad and Lancaster native include covering Super Bowl LII, the 2016 DNC, the 2017 NFL Draft and a bevy of playoff games and golf tournaments.

evan@phillyvoice.com

October 8, 2018

Fantasy football

Fantasy football Week 6 injuries: Is Saquon Barkley OK? Will Cooper Kupp, Brandin Cooks miss time?

by Evan Macy

There are some big names on our list of injuries below — and they have the ability to swing entire fantasy football match ups next week.

October 7, 2018

Eagles

Malcolm Jenkins on roughing the passer calls: 'I think they just sometimes lack common sense'

by Evan Macy

"I don't know what he's supposed to do," a frustrated Malcolm Jenkins said after the loss. "When the quarterback has the ball, I know they don't want low hits on the quarterback but if you're falling down you're supposed to I guess let the quarterback go? The explanation rom the official was he has to avoid that hit, which means he can't do his job."

October 7, 2018

Eagles

Pass defense remains atrocious as Eagles fall to 2-3

by Evan Macy

The Eagles have been really successful in one key aspect of their defense this season — making opponents one dimensional.

October 6, 2018

Eagles

NFL rumors: If Eagles can't land Le'Veon Bell, Ameer Abdullah is a name to watch

by Evan Macy

Despite the fact that Philly has a notoriously aggressive general manager and the means to trade for him, or to sign him should the Steelers cut him, there is a strong belief among NFL insiders that Le'Veon Bell to the Birds is a bit of a stretch.

October 5, 2018

Eagles

Expert on Carson Wentz' reconstructed knee: 'Every time he's on the field, every play that's taken is a risk'

by Evan Macy

It doesn't matter how strong you are, how hard you work or how much good luck you get — 15 hits are 15 hits.

October 5, 2018

Fantasy football

Fantasy football: Start T.J. Yeldon, Sit Patrick Mahomes and Alshon Jeffery, other Week 5 sit/start advice

by Evan Macy

Another weekend approaching, another slate of countless minutes staring at your fantasy roster. Here's who we strongly recommend sitting and starting in Week 5:

October 3, 2018

Fantasy football

Fantasy football waiver wire: Pick up Nyheim Hines, Taylor Gabriel before Week 5

by Evan Macy

There are a few different strategies for waiver wire pick ups during the season in fantasy football. Here. we name a player at each position to try and find and pick up this week:

October 3, 2018

Phillies

Why 2018 offseason is Phillies' most important in nearly a decade

by Evan Macy

"The last six weeks have been about as hard a professional six-week period as I have had," Phillies GM Matt Klentak said. "It's been really hard… We live in a very binary world where it's either black or white, good or bad, there's no in between. The reality of this season is for four months we were a much improved team, having a lot of fun winning a lot of baseball games doing a lot of things well."

October 1, 2018

Fantasy football

Fantasy football Week 5 injuries: The latest on Rob Gronkowski, Leonard Fournette, T.Y. Hilton and others

by Evan Macy

This week, there aren't so many "big names" on our fantasy football injury watch list as there are, well, a lot of names. If one of the players mentioned below are on your roster, we have some advice and updated injury news to better help you prepare for Week 5.

September 30, 2018

Eagles

Eagles beat themselves with costly penalties in brutal overtime loss

by Evan Macy

Against the Titans, penalties in key spots cost the Birds their third win of the season as they fell to 2-2 following a 26-23 setback in overtime Sunday. With the game more or less won twice following a go-ahead Jake Elliott kick, a durable defense was unable to come up with the third walk-off goalline stand of this short season.